Judging by numerous reviews, the best beer snack is boiled cancer. To fully enjoy this foamy drink, crayfish must first be caught. To cope with this task will help special devices, which are popularly called chanting or rakolovki. Information on how to make a rakolovka at home with your own hands is contained in the article.
What will be needed to make a simple trap?
Anyone who is going to do a do-it-yourself raking should prepare the following:
- Steel wire. It is desirable that its thickness be at least 0.5 cm.
- Fine meshed nylon mesh.
- Nippers or pliers.
- Kapron thread.
How to make a do-it-yourself raking?
Make a trap as follows:
- First, prepare the base and top of the rakolovki. To do this, using steel wire, make two rings. The diameter of the ring to be used as the base can vary from 350 to 600 mm. Optimum parameters for the second ring: 150-200 mm.
- Tighten the base of the trap with a nylon mesh. You need to wind it to the rim with threads with an interval of 20 mm.
- Prepare spacers for attaching a small ring over the base of the raking. The material for them will be steel wire. It is advisable that the do-it-yourself punches be equipped with at least three struts up to 200 mm long. At one end, they are attached to the base of the trap, and at the other end, to the upper ring.
- Using the free edges of the mesh, wrap them around both rings. The network must be tied with kapron threads. After performing these steps, the trap is considered ready for operation. This option is considered the easiest.
About trap types
Judging by the reviews, most people prefer to make new do-it-yourself raking patterns, which are structurally a bit more complicated. Traps can be divided into open and closed. There are several options for raking:
- ink traps;
- bottle;
- umbrella;
- tops;
- screening.
According to experts, each of these models can be made at home.
About speech from a bottle
It is considered a simple and quick option for those who decide to make a do-it-yourself raking. Before proceeding, the master needs to prepare:
- A regular 5 liter plastic bottle.
- Soft wire or thick fishing line.
- The rope.
- Sinker.
You will have to work with an awl, knife and scissors. The trap is made as follows:
- First, the master needs to cut the neck of the bottle. A hole should form in which the cancer will crawl. So that he could not get back, you need to insert the cut off upper part with the narrowed end into the resulting hole.
- Using an awl, make several holes in two parts of the bottle. Connect them and fasten with fishing line or wire.
- In the larger half of the bottle, make several large holes through which air will escape.
- Make a loop with which bait will be attached inside the trap.
It will be possible to prevent the ascent of the speech path if it is equipped with a weight. It attaches to the bottom of the trap. Arriving at the pond, the wire with which both halves of the bottle are connected must be removed. After the spout is equipped with a bait, the disconnected parts must be fastened back. At the place of their junction, a long rope should be tied, with which the trap will be removed from the water. On the shore you need to drive a special peg to which the second end of the rope is tied. It can also be a tree, bush or other static item. After that, the do-it-yourself rakolovka (photo of the device above) is ready for operation.
Peak Trap
Structurally, this model is very similar to the previous one. The trap in the form of a top is also equipped with a tapering cone, through which crayfish penetrate into the device. Those who decide to make such a raking with their own hands, experts recommend using a fine mesh.
You can make a speech as follows:
- First you need to cut a strip from the grid. In a do-it-yourself raking, the sizes can be very different. Many cut the mesh so that its width is 100 mm and its length is 150-200 mm. Too long traps are not recommended. Otherwise, difficulties may arise with their removal from the reservoir.
- Roll up the strip so that a cylinder with a diameter of 300 mm is obtained.
- Using a knitting wire, fasten the edges of the strip. You can also use welding.
- Make two conical entrances. The material for them will be the same fine-mesh. Then you need to insert them into the cylinder with their narrow side.
- Tie both ends of the cones together.
- Tie a rope to one end of the speech. Some craftsmen tie ropes to two ends.
The bait trap is equipped already in the pond. After performing these steps, the top can be thrown into the water. According to experts, for this model, the scaling was not necessary, as the metal mesh is heavy enough to hold firmly on the bottom.
About the screen-shaped fixture
This model of speech is a special lift, on the metal frame of which a mesh is stretched. To make a trap in the form of a screen, a home craftsman should prepare:
- Steel wire. It is desirable that its diameter be at least 4 mm.
- Fine mesh.
- The rope.
How to make?
To make this model of raking, you need to adhere to the following sequence of actions:
- Cut off a piece of steel wire. The optimal length is one and a half meters.
- Bend the wire so that a circle with a diameter of 500 mm is obtained.
- Connect both ends to each other and weld. In the absence of a welding machine, a knitting wire can be used. As a result, a hoop should be obtained, on which a grid should be pulled. Strong tension is undesirable for her. The mesh should sag a little in the center.
- Cut the rope into four equal parts. The optimal length is 400-500 mm. Tie the resulting pieces to the hoop. Their free ends must be connected to one common node, to which a long cord will be tied.
How to use?
Judging by the numerous reviews, this speech model is easy to operate. Arriving at the pond, you need to attach a long and strong pole to the trap. A sinker is installed in the center of the screen, and the bait is attached. It is advisable to keep it in a gauze bag. It can also be made from women's tights. Then the spine falls to the bottom of the reservoir. Every half hour, the trap should be removed and checked for crayfish. Speech rises in a vertical plane. At the same time, the load pulls the bottom, which prevents the catch from slipping out of the trap.
About the Ink Trap
This painting is a more advanced previous model. Structurally, the trap is very similar to a non-spill inkwell. The bar is equipped with an additional ring. Its diameter is 300 mm.
Using four welding electrodes, the new ring is connected to the bottom. The result is a truncated wire cone, on which a fine-mesh mesh is pulled. Four shoelaces are tied to a small ring. This model, like the screen trap, is equipped with bait already at the place of fishing. Due to the presence of high sides, the inkwell in the form of an inkwell can not be removed from the water every half hour.